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. >>> let's talk about with it -- about christie with hillary and the vice president -- let's say this again. let's talk about christie and hillary as vice president with two of cnn's political commentators, joining me are maria cardona and kevin madden. i feel like it's "cross fire." thanks for joining us, kevin and maria. >> thanks, don, good to see you. >> polls show chris christie cruising towards re-election. new jersey is a democratic state and he's apparently making inroads among women, among hispanics and other minorities. >> right. >> is he rewriting the republican playbook for winning traditionally democratic voters? >> yeah, i think it's an important sort of case study for how republicans can do a better job of winning not only the middle but constituencies that are not traditionally within the republican party. so, i think the reason -- one of the ways he's done that is he's
. >>> let's talk about with it -- about christie with hillary and the vice president -- let's say this again. let's talk about christie and hillary as vice president with two of cnn's political commentators, joining me are maria cardona and kevin madden. i feel like it's "cross fire." thanks for joining us, kevin and maria. >> thanks, don, good to see you. >> polls show chris christie cruising towards re-election. new jersey is a democratic state and he's...
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christie rejects that, brooke. he says it's about whether or not voters can trust him and whether or not they think he is a leader, brooke. >> speaking of personality, let's get to this "don't be so cute" line you heard from the governor today. set it up for me. you were asking the governor about the obama care controversy and specifically some advice perhaps he would have for the president. what did he tell you? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. i mean, obviously president obama is having some trouble in the last few weeks about his 2009, 2010 promise, if you like your insurance, you can keep your insurance. obviously that is not the case for millions of americans. a small percentage, but still millions of americans. and last night at an obama campaign-type event with a bunch of supporters, the president tried to go back in time and amend his statement so it was, if you like your policy, you can keep your policy as long as it hasn't changed after the date of the law the implements or something like that. i aske
christie rejects that, brooke. he says it's about whether or not voters can trust him and whether or not they think he is a leader, brooke. >> speaking of personality, let's get to this "don't be so cute" line you heard from the governor today. set it up for me. you were asking the governor about the obama care controversy and specifically some advice perhaps he would have for the president. what did he tell you? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. i mean, obviously...
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i think there were a number of challenges with chris christie. namely, i think the book talks a lot about his weight and the book talks a lot about a vetting record. but i think namely, chris christie is not somebody who would be comfortable in the role of being a number two. and when you're going to be president, you have to have confidence that the person who is going to be your number two is going to be focused on your agenda and someone like chris christie with a strong personality and fixed ideas about what he wants to do don't necessarily fit very role well in the role of being a vice president. >> he's the alpha. >> he's used to being number one. going back to when governor romney was considered a vice presidential candidate in 2008 as a potential running mate for john mccain. i made the same argument. i said mitt romney is used to being number one. he's not someone who will fit very well inside the box of the vice presidential candidate. >> maria, the same book "double down" also sels the obama campaign explored dumping joe biden, i hate
i think there were a number of challenges with chris christie. namely, i think the book talks a lot about his weight and the book talks a lot about a vetting record. but i think namely, chris christie is not somebody who would be comfortable in the role of being a number two. and when you're going to be president, you have to have confidence that the person who is going to be your number two is going to be focused on your agenda and someone like chris christie with a strong personality and...
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so lots of questions that chris christie. who is probably going to win the governorship of nmg nj tomorrew going to of to start answering. >> he was also involved with some securities organizations, bernie madoff was involved with. was theed leader of. and that raised back in 2012, a lot of red flags, they didn't want to have that kind of aggravation going into a race. paul ryan became a running mate of. the romney campaign, they were pretty upset with that clint eastwood performance at the republican convention, where he was talking for way too long to an empty chair. and the authors of the new book, they've got new insight into what happened after that. >> yeah, wolf, it's been reported that clint eastwood, they let him riff. the romney campaign was actually pretty diligent about scripting the entire convention. but they kind of gave clint eastwood free pass to do whatever he wanted on stage. we knew that. but the authors go behind the stage to tell us what romney campaign aides and romney himself were actually doing whey t
so lots of questions that chris christie. who is probably going to win the governorship of nmg nj tomorrew going to of to start answering. >> he was also involved with some securities organizations, bernie madoff was involved with. was theed leader of. and that raised back in 2012, a lot of red flags, they didn't want to have that kind of aggravation going into a race. paul ryan became a running mate of. the romney campaign, they were pretty upset with that clint eastwood performance at...
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when chris christie was first running, he was a long shot. many people thought he didn't have much of a chance. the republican establishment didn't care much for chris christie. look where we are now. 2013, he is walking to re-election at this point. in many ways. we're not talking about what hes to tonight, because he is expected to win in a landslide. the question, what is he going to do tomorrow? and does he have his eyes on the white house? chris christie is one of these republicans, carol, that doesn't walk that traditional path. he is conservative in many of his views but he is also able to talk about issues and work with democrats in some ways that other republicans haven't been able to do so. if chris christie is to run for president, as many of us do think he will, look for him to try to cut through that middle path to try to attract ranking democrats, independents and not play the social conservative card, carol. >> one concern about christie has, of course, been his weight. we all know he had lap band surgery in february. this year
when chris christie was first running, he was a long shot. many people thought he didn't have much of a chance. the republican establishment didn't care much for chris christie. look where we are now. 2013, he is walking to re-election at this point. in many ways. we're not talking about what hes to tonight, because he is expected to win in a landslide. the question, what is he going to do tomorrow? and does he have his eyes on the white house? chris christie is one of these republicans, carol,...
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a clear ride for chris christie. thanks very much for that. we're going to stay in close touch throughout the day and into the evening. >>> other news, a stunning admission from the mayor of toronto today. >> do you smoke crack-cocaine? >> yes, i have smoked crack-cocaine, but no -- have i tried it, probably in one of my drunken stupors about a year ago. i answered your question, you ask properly, i'll answer. >> wow. pretty blunt answer indeed from the mayor of toronto. he add milted to that group of reporters that he has in fact smoked crack-cocaine. he says in a drunken stupor, if you will. over the weekend, the mayor offered a public apology for what he called mistakes he made, but wasn't more specific. toronto police reportedly have a video of the mayor reportedly smoking a crack pipe, but have not released it publicly, at least not yet. >>> voters in the key battleground state, they're picking a governor today. the race in virginia could have some far reaching inpact. we're going to get special insight from doug wilder. we'll discuss whe
a clear ride for chris christie. thanks very much for that. we're going to stay in close touch throughout the day and into the evening. >>> other news, a stunning admission from the mayor of toronto today. >> do you smoke crack-cocaine? >> yes, i have smoked crack-cocaine, but no -- have i tried it, probably in one of my drunken stupors about a year ago. i answered your question, you ask properly, i'll answer. >> wow. pretty blunt answer indeed from the mayor of...
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and then the chris christie moment called newt gingrich a joke. where to begin? let's begin with the president. why did the president say he was good at killing people? >> the authors of the book, you know, have made a cottage industry of getting a lot of really great behind the scenes color of these campaigns. this is the sequel to the 2008 book "game change." they find obama in late 2011 drawing up a list of things he's good at. the campaign is trying to figure out what he should run on. this was in the wake of a drone strike that killed a terrorist. he looked down at this list of people and presented it to his advisers and said, huh, it turns out i'm really good at killing people. this is also in the wake, you remember, of osama bin laden being killed. when this quote sort of leaked over the weekend, a lot of critics of the drone program, a lot of civil liberties folks on twitter were sort of, you know, interested, intrigued by that quote. president obama has a nobel peace prize and here he's saying he's really good at killing people. that was one of the more
and then the chris christie moment called newt gingrich a joke. where to begin? let's begin with the president. why did the president say he was good at killing people? >> the authors of the book, you know, have made a cottage industry of getting a lot of really great behind the scenes color of these campaigns. this is the sequel to the 2008 book "game change." they find obama in late 2011 drawing up a list of things he's good at. the campaign is trying to figure out what he...
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republican chris christie. running away with his race for reelection. that's a very democratic state and they're about to re-elect a republican governor and lz, what's your take away from this campaign? >> moderate. don't be an idiot. be someone who looks like you're a bipartisan. actually be bipartisan. and let's remember, images of chris christie and president obama are still very fresh in a lot of peoples' mind. when you look at the grid like this in washington and chris christie in the heart after general election, chose to do the right thing for his fate versus the best thing for his party, that sent a very strong message. if i was a votener new jersey, i would consider him to be someone very electable regardless of what party i wanted to be part of because he looked like someone willing to do the best thing for the state and people versus his own party. >> and that is, when you're a broken record, and the other side never does -- when your particular side never does anything wrong, it is so boring. i think people see through that. it is so disinge
republican chris christie. running away with his race for reelection. that's a very democratic state and they're about to re-elect a republican governor and lz, what's your take away from this campaign? >> moderate. don't be an idiot. be someone who looks like you're a bipartisan. actually be bipartisan. and let's remember, images of chris christie and president obama are still very fresh in a lot of peoples' mind. when you look at the grid like this in washington and chris christie in...
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good luck to you and governor christie. i hope you guys can have a beer, talking about this and move on for the benefit of all of your constituents. >> well, i don't drink so there will be no having a beer. but i can work with anybody. >> have a lemonade or something, coca-cola or whatever and try to make peace. >> as a matter of fact, i'll be happy to buy him one. >> all right, good. maybe he'll accept your invitation which is generous. there are a few nice places in atlantic city where i suspect the two of you could have a quiet meal and enjoy, as well, right? >> more than a few. i look forward to the governor coming back to atlantic city. as a matter of fact, he hasn't been back in the entire year since that storm devastated the city. >> are you inviting him to come back now as your guest? >> i am not. but should he come, i certainly would welcome him. >> okay. mayor, thanks very much. good luck. >> you're welcome, wolf. thank you. >> lorenzo langford, the mayor of atlantic city. other news we're following including seri
good luck to you and governor christie. i hope you guys can have a beer, talking about this and move on for the benefit of all of your constituents. >> well, i don't drink so there will be no having a beer. but i can work with anybody. >> have a lemonade or something, coca-cola or whatever and try to make peace. >> as a matter of fact, i'll be happy to buy him one. >> all right, good. maybe he'll accept your invitation which is generous. there are a few nice places in...
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they don't come better than chris christie. >> and christie seems to be answering some of those questions about his health as well. he is sort of finishing up a very grueling 90-stop campaign swing. leading up to the election tomorrow. and he's steadily lost weight since february when he had lap band surgery. >> we're talking about this already. we should hold the primary tomorrow. hold the president alex two days from now and be done with it. >> reporter: all right. let's drag it out for as long as possible. >> thanks so much. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," nfl teams are keeping gary kubiak in their prayers this morning. the texans head coach collapsed while walking off the field. the latest on his condition just ahead. of providing a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere. if you look at a khan academy video, they cover everything from basic arithmetic to calculus, trigonometry, finance. you can really just get what you need at your own pace. and so, bank of america came and reached out to us and said, "we are really interested in making sure that everyone really understa
they don't come better than chris christie. >> and christie seems to be answering some of those questions about his health as well. he is sort of finishing up a very grueling 90-stop campaign swing. leading up to the election tomorrow. and he's steadily lost weight since february when he had lap band surgery. >> we're talking about this already. we should hold the primary tomorrow. hold the president alex two days from now and be done with it. >> reporter: all right. let's...
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chris christie. he's one of the biggest names in the republican party. the polls indicate the tough-talking new jersey governor will easily win re-election over democratic state senator. christie's chris cross across the state. he's thinking of running for president in 2016. but he says it won't distract from his day job. >> i can deal with this job and deal with my future. that's exactly what i will do. the re-election campaign is a likely bid for the white house. keep an eye out for how large a victory he scores in new jersey. >>> across the hudson river, polls provide another landslide with democratic bill deblasio ahead 40 points in the race for the mayor of the nation's biggest city. deblasio, new york's public advocate is running on a progressive platform. >> after 12 years of mayor bloomberg, it's time for a new change in in town. >> there hadn't been a democratic mayor in almost 20 years. the battle for virginia governor is the closest of the major contest this year. >>> with low turn out expected, both campaigns are bringing in top-end surrogate
chris christie. he's one of the biggest names in the republican party. the polls indicate the tough-talking new jersey governor will easily win re-election over democratic state senator. christie's chris cross across the state. he's thinking of running for president in 2016. but he says it won't distract from his day job. >> i can deal with this job and deal with my future. that's exactly what i will do. the re-election campaign is a likely bid for the white house. keep an eye out for how...
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i did not because it was clear that i wasn't getting online. >> christi paul joins us with more on what the vice president had to say. >> no matter what side of the political aisle you sit on you can count on joe biden to tell it like it is. there is respect and appreciation for that. when i asked him about the problems he flat out apologized. >> we run an impression that it was ready to go. we had the president, to his credit almost seven weeks out was saying are we ready? to be told by the pros this looks like it's ready to go, and neither he nor i are technology geeks and we assume that it was up and ready to run but the good news is although it's not and we apologize for that we are confident that by the end of november he with will be and there will still be plenty of time for people to register and get online. >> and you know what struck me about that interview he said we're not tech tweaks the president and i but the president ran one of the most tech-savvy campaigns in the history of the united states. >> he did but they probably had pros to handle that as well when you think ab
i did not because it was clear that i wasn't getting online. >> christi paul joins us with more on what the vice president had to say. >> no matter what side of the political aisle you sit on you can count on joe biden to tell it like it is. there is respect and appreciation for that. when i asked him about the problems he flat out apologized. >> we run an impression that it was ready to go. we had the president, to his credit almost seven weeks out was saying are we ready? to...
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. >>> christi paul you just scored this exclusive intervow with the vice president, joe biden. you both share this deep concern over domestic violence. but, first, with everything on the hill yesterday, health care, he apologized over this roll ou. >> no matter what political side of the aisle you sit on, joe biden tells it like it is. we were just as surprised as anybody when i asked him about obama care and he just apolog e apologiz apologized. >> we were under the impression we were ready to go. we add the president to his credit almost seven weeks out saying, are we ready? to be told by the pros, yeah, this looks like it's all ready to go and neither he and i are technology geeks. and we assume that it was up and ready to run. but the good news is, although it's not and we apologized for that, we're confident that by the end of november it will be and still be plenty of time for people to register and get online. >> so, that was huge because he is the highest ranking official within the administration to say i'm sorry. so, that, obviously, making news and then you were ther
. >>> christi paul you just scored this exclusive intervow with the vice president, joe biden. you both share this deep concern over domestic violence. but, first, with everything on the hill yesterday, health care, he apologized over this roll ou. >> no matter what political side of the aisle you sit on, joe biden tells it like it is. we were just as surprised as anybody when i asked him about obama care and he just apolog e apologiz apologized. >> we were under the...
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. >> new jersey governor chris christie is spending today visiting communities impacted by superstorm sandy. today marks one year after that tragic storm. there is still a long way to go for many people hit by sandy. in seaside heights, that's right. on the jersey shore, millions of reported to rebuild only to have a massive fire destroy part of the boardwalk that was ravaged by sandy. and really a one-two punch for them. but they are jersey strong. and the rebuilding is under way. >> reporter: when superstorm sandy slammed ashore one year ago swallowing this board waum, it took this hot dog shop with it. >> it was devastation. >> but he re-opened this summer, unwilling to give up. how was the summer for business? >> it was slow. it was a year of survival. >> reporter: then in a one-two punch, his new restaurant was wiped out in a september fire that demolished 60 businesses. >> it was probably the biggest feeling of helplessness i've ever had in my life. >> reporter: you named one superstorm? >> that's the only type i ever want to see again. >> reporter: this man is building back the
. >> new jersey governor chris christie is spending today visiting communities impacted by superstorm sandy. today marks one year after that tragic storm. there is still a long way to go for many people hit by sandy. in seaside heights, that's right. on the jersey shore, millions of reported to rebuild only to have a massive fire destroy part of the boardwalk that was ravaged by sandy. and really a one-two punch for them. but they are jersey strong. and the rebuilding is under way....